VU+ Duo 4K

dyablo

Vu+ Newbie
Disappointed if the final model will really have only 1 card reader.
Seem like an artificial way to keep the Ultimo 4K still better...
 

dyablo

Vu+ Newbie
@dyablo
Features....VU+DUO 4K
1 CI
2 Card readers
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VU+DUO2 - VU+Ultimo4K
2 CI
2 Card readers

I had read this:
- Duo 4K PROTOTYPE ANGA2018: 2 CI and 2 CR
- “real” final Duo 4K in Fall 2018: 2 CI and 1 CR

as can be read also in this leaflet:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LU1-yMEJhuI2V2ztfg3Tli4eMMWBhwXL/view

So, it’s fair to say a lot of people in this hobby disregard CI slots and are interested in CR slots, for reasons that cannot be discussed, but that’s a fact.

2 CR slots for some people are the “bare minimum” to have 1 public television on sat (tivusat, SRG, etc. depending on your country) and 1 pay television on sat/dvb-t.

The Duo 4K with 2 CR could be the “ultimate” Vu+ of the “modern age” (compact decoders with 2.5” hdd). Unfortunately it looks like it will have 1 CR so we still will have to use USB Smartmouses. Or buy a big, fat Ultimo 4K.
 
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dyablo

Vu+ Newbie
In the end, there’s no big advantage in the Duo 4K against the thinner Uno 4K SE provided you also buy
- a good powered 7 port usb hub
- a pair of good dvb-t2 usb tuners (1 x Turbo + 1 x Sundtek/HMPcombo, or 2 x Sundtek/HMPcombo), or even 4 (except the Turbo, that Vu+ hardcoded to brick your boot sequence with any image if you use more than 1, for some reason)
- an Easymouse2 USB smartmouse so you have 2 total CR

and when the day finally comes that Vu+ releases a pluggable dvb-s multistream/T2mi tuner, you just plug it in the Uno 4K SE in place of the current FBC dvb-S2.

Who’s this Duo 4K for with just 1 CR and no multistream in 2018?
I hope that this fall
1) they actually keep 2 CR like in the ANGA2018 prototype
2) they introduce as a surprise the multistream tuner and maybe now they’re fixing the last minute hardware/software issues
 

dyablo

Vu+ Newbie
It just says dvb-s2x, doesn’t mean it support multistream.
On the other hand, even on the Zero 4K specifications probably it just says “dvb-s2x”, so there’s hope.
But if they’re building a new pluggable dvb-s2x+MiS+T2-MI fbc tuner, why didn’t they also announce it as a stand alone accessory for Ultimo4K/Uno4K/SE/Solo4K?
 

Matrix10

Administrator
It just says dvb-s2x, doesn’t mean it support multistream.
On the other hand, even on the Zero 4K specifications probably it just says “dvb-s2x”, so there’s hope.
But if they’re building a new pluggable dvb-s2x+MiS+T2-MI fbc tuner, why didn’t they also announce it as a stand alone accessory for Ultimo4K/Uno4K/SE/Solo4K?

Well, probably because you can replace old tuners with the new S2X (but not for Solo 4K )
 

scorpion007

Vu+ User
It just says dvb-s2x, doesn’t mean it support multistream.
On the other hand, even on the Zero 4K specifications probably it just says “dvb-s2x”, so there’s hope.
But if they’re building a new pluggable dvb-s2x+MiS+T2-MI fbc tuner, why didn’t they also announce it as a stand alone accessory for Ultimo4K/Uno4K/SE/Solo4K?
ZERO 4K has Multistream tuner.
 

Tururu

BH Lover
Yes that is exactly what I was pointing out.
It DOES have MiS.
BUT it’s not written in Vu+ specifications.
So maybe, hopefully, the same will be true for Duo 4K.
In the Orbitadigital store they already have the new tuner FBC DVB-S2X.
Waiting for the comparison tests with the Zero4K.
Chat with the technical service and for the moment without answer,
In a few days I will call you again.
The new tuners FBC DVB-SX2 are identical to the old FBC DVB-S2, the difference is the chip they have.
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En la tienda Orbitadigital ya tienen los nuevos tuner FBC DVB-S2X.
Esperando las pruebas de comparacion con el Zero4K.
Charle con el servicio tecnico y de momento sin respuesta,
en unos dias les llamare de nuevo.
Los nuevos tuner FBC DVB-SX2 son identicos a los viejos FBC DVB-S2, la diferencia es el chip que tienen.
En español para mi.
 

Platoon

Vu+ Newbie
For this money I would finally expect some alternative digital output for tv. On my Duo2 my HDMI went out of operation for the 2nd time in 5 years :(
 

AlexWilMac

Moderator
Yes, because a brand new project and alternative to such a spread standard will work by any chip or any electronics and it will be eternal, won't be? :D
 

roddiss

BH Lover
Very dissapointing that these new 4k boxes do not support HD sound streaming in Mediaplayer. I need a seperate streaming box that support these formats to get full use of my sound system
 

dyablo

Vu+ Newbie
Any news about MULTISTREAM (not s2x, they are not the same) pluggable sat tuners from Vu+ coming this fall?

The wait is tiring...Octagon has multistream, Dreambox has multistream, only Vu+ lacks multistream...unless you use an overheating usb tuner from TBS and a particular image...
 
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